BBL Team of the Week – Week 14 Our festive line-up includes a player with a perfect shooting performance and another with a stellar and rare triple-double. Ralph Bucci (Durham Wildcats) Veteran guard Ralph Bucci is the player that makes Wildcats tick, and having made the bench on a number of occasions so far this…
Durham Wildcats v Newcastle Eagles Sunday 30 December 2012 Newton Aycliffe LC (16:00) There’s a north east derby at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre on Sunday 30 December when Durham Wildcats and Newcastle Eagles meet in the BBL Trophy first round. A home tie against either Worcester Wolves or UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders awaits the winner,…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 88 (Chapman 20, Defoe 18, Huffman 17) Manchester Giants 67 (Eaves 15, Watts 10, Aliu 9) The Newcastle Eagles have won seven of their last eight games and strengthen their position at the summit of the BBL Championship table after a dominant second half performance saw them beat the Manchester Giants…
BBL Team Of The Week – Week 13 We’ve two debutantes this week, but most importantly, there’s a very strong British presence too. Damon Huffman (Newcastle Eagles; pictured) The Eagles’ playmaker produced one of the best performances of the BBL season so far and the best of the weekend by some distance as his team…
A pair of wins from Newcastle Eagles saw them return to the top of the BBL Championship, as Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders went down 86-82 loss at UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders. Champions Eagles followed up Friday’s 89-80 home win against Surrey Heat with a 94-71 at London Lions. Damon Huffman led the Eagles with…
BBL Championship London Lions 71 (James 19, Jackman 18, Sturt 13) Newcastle Eagles 94 (Huffman 36, Maddox/Defoe 14) The Newcastle Eagles have given themselves a cushion in second place in the BBL Championship table after beating the third-placed Surrey Heat 89-80 in the northeast. The Eagles have won five of their last six games, while…
BBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 89 (Huffman 26, Defoe 21, Maddox 14) Surrey Heat 80(T. Holmes 20, Cricelli 17, C. Holmes 14) The Newcastle Eagles have given themselves a cushion in second place in the BBL Championship table after beating the third-placed Surrey Heat 89-80 in the northeast. The Eagles have won five of their last…
We have another physical line-up this week, and once again, three debutantes. Chavis Holmes (Surrey Heat) It’s a terrific fifth appearance of the season for the playmaker who continues to keep Surrey Heat rolling at the forefront of the BBL Championship title race. He has been one of the pick-ups of the summer and his…
BBL Championship UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders 70 (Schneck 22, Bell 18, Ojo 10) Newcastle Eagles 73 (Maddox 24, Huffman 19, Chapman 11) The only guarantee when these two BBL Championship clubs went head-to-head at the Pavilions, was that one was going to pick up a weekend loss double, providing a sizeable dent to their title…
